Forum induced shopping

[Roberto]

Hello,
I was casually looking at a few things and tools I have on the boat and I realised I bought several of them over the years after having read discussions here on the Forum, other people's discussions about what they found useful on their boats which I did not need, at least at the moment. Some of these things have then been useful, some other ones I am more and more convinced are maybe alternative ways to something that can be done without specialised equipment.
A tiny foldable socket drive (nice and shiny but never needed to use it), automatic pliers to strip electrical wire (one of the best), that spiral brush to clean ropes works well (they should make on for boaters' rope diameters, larger than 12mm); I spent hours to make those flat pliers to remove the impeller but I still keep on using the two screwdrivers; ratchet pliers to twist wire without ever needing to twist wire; I bought a Dremel but years have passed and I basically never used it; oh Wago connectors are great
Your nice/useless discoveries from past threads?

 

[billskip]

The power of advertising

 

[Boathook]

Wire strippers, victron solar controller, electric epropulsion outboard, stereo radio area some of the things that the forum has helped me purchase.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Three boats so far

 

[FairweatherDave]

Two boats, two anchors, silverline polisher, aeropresse coffee thing, samsung tablet, fids, planar heater, 12v fridge, 1/4 inch halfords socket set x2, metz vhf antennae, Quark AIS, random orbital sander, gas regulator and gas transfer bits, bosch electric chisel, 12v pump for Avon dinghy, Avon dinghy....,solar panels...oh dear I think I'll go to bed now before I mention a second hand lavac popular...some oars ...

 

[ChromeDome]

Now you know why "influencers" (and all those who are functional influencers without realising it because they talk about things they have bought) are attractive partners for advertising agencies. They add more credibility than advertising itself because unpaid influencers like you and me are mostly pretty honest. This explains why paid influencers have an interest in coming forward as unpaid, almost exclusively on social media, U2be and the likes.

Adverts have been scored as super annoying by people for years, but they keep getting easier and cheaper to buy, so the show goes on.
On this site alone, accepting cookies will share your data with 284 vendors + some for purposes and features (currently).

And 182 for Legitimate Interest, for example "interest when the processing takes place within a client relationship, when it processes personal data for direct marketing purposes".

 

[Bouba]

Rocna

 

[Roberto]

Rocna

Useful side or useless side ?

 

[Fr J Hackett]

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[Bouba]

Useful side or useless side ?

Ah very useful . Before that I had the as good as useless Delta….the anchor that does exactly what it says on the tin…plough